Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50327-50328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13036]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1292; FR ID 224938]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 12,
2024. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbfbdaeaf898c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04545645446267672a636b72">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490a283d2130671e2025252028243a092f2a2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd8eacb9a5b4e39aa4a1a1a4aca0be8dabaeaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1292.
Title: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls,
Fourth Report and Order, CG Docket No. 17-59, FCC 20-187.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 6,493 respondents; 575,941 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in sections
4(i), 201, 202, 217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 202,
217, 227, 227b, 251(e), 303(r), 403.
Total Annual Burden: 173,440 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: On December 29, 2020, the Commission adopted
Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls Fourth
Report and Order (``Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order''). Unwanted
and illegal robocalls have long been the Federal Communication
Commission's (``Commission'') top source of consumer complaints and one
of the Commission's top consumer protection priorities. In 2019,
Congress passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal
Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. In addition to directing the
Commission to mandate adoption of caller ID authentication technology
and encourage voice service providers to block calls by establishing
safe harbors, the TRACED Act directs the Commission to ensure that both
consumers and callers are provided
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with transparency and effective redress when calls are blocked in
error. In the Call Blocking Fourth Report and Order, the Commission
took several steps to better protect consumers from unwanted and
illegal robocalls, and implement the TRACED Act. The Commission
expanded the existing safe harbor for blocking of calls, established
affirmative requirements to ensure that voice service providers better
police their networks against illegal calls, and adopted several
transparency and redress requirements to ensure that erroneous blocking
can be quickly identified and remedied.
47 CFR 64.1200(k)(1), originally adopted in the Call Blocking
Fourth Report and Order requires any terminating voice service provider
that blocks calls on an opt-in or opt-out basis to provide, on the
request of the subscriber to a particular number, a list of all calls
intended for that number that the voice service provider or its
designee has blocked. The list must include the prior 28 days of
blocked calls and must be provided to the subscriber within 3 business
days.
The TRACED Act expressly directs the Commission to ensure that both
consumers and callers are provided with transparency. In the Call
Blocking Fourth Report and Order, the Commission determined that, while
opt-in or opt-out blocking must already be disclosed to consumers, a
consumer may be unaware that particular calls are blocked absent such a
list. Consumers can use the list to determine whether to opt out of
blocking services or reach out to callers whose calls may have been
blocked.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13036 Filed 6-12-24; 8:45 am]
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